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Iran war brings US close to net crude exporter for first time since World War Two
By Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, April 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. nearly turned into a net crude exporter last week for the first time since World War Two as shipments surged close to...
Apr 15, 2026
Musk's staff reaches out to suppliers for Terafab project, Bloomberg News reports
April 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's staff have reached out to chip industry suppliers for his Terafab AI chip complex project with SpaceX and Tesla, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. The team has app...
Apr 15, 2026
Instant View: China's Q1 growth beats forecast as economy braces for fallout from Iran war
April 16 (Reuters) - China's economy expanded 5% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, according to official data on Thursday, surpassing analysts' expectations even as policymakers prepa...
Apr 15, 2026
WNBA draft second-most watched ever with 1.5M viewers
With uncertainty over the identity of the top overall pick and new NCAA champion UCLA producing a record number of selections, the WNBA draft drew its second-highest viewership total ever on Monday. A...
Apr 15, 2026
NBA gives LaMelo Ball fine, but no suspension, for tripping Bam Adebayo
Hornets guard LaMelo Ball was fined by the NBA but not suspended for tripping Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo during Charlotte's play-in victory on Tuesday night. The NBA completed its assessment of the i...
Apr 15, 2026
China's factory output rises 5.7% in March, retail sales growth slips to 1.7%
(Corrects fixed asset investment to increase of 1.8% in Jan-Feb, not 1.9%, in last paragraph) BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - China's industrial output rose 5.7% in March from a year earlier, slowing fr...
Apr 15, 2026
China's Q1 GDP grows 5.0% y/y, tops market forecast
BEIJING, April 16 (Reuters) - China's economy grew 5.0% in the first quarter from a year earlier, official data showed on Thursday, beating analysts' expectations as policymakers brace for the fallout...
Apr 15, 2026
South Korea, Vietnam leaders to meet in Hanoi next week, sources say
HANOI, April 16 (Reuters) - Vietnam's president To Lam is set to meet his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi next week, five people familiar with the matter said. Lee's visit would be the...
Apr 15, 2026
MMA-Rousey says her comeback bout against Carano is the biggest MMA fight of all time
April 15 (Reuters) - Ronda Rousey described next month's comeback bout against Gina Carano as the biggest mixed martial arts fight of all time and said it would be a pivotal moment for the sport. Rous...
Apr 15, 2026
Australia's jobless rate stays low in March but Iran war risks loom
SYDNEY, April 16 (Reuters) - Australian employment rose broadly in line with expectations in March, while the jobless rate stayed low, but a war-driven global energy shock could test the labour market...
Apr 15, 2026
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